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Jezero daily temperature differences appear to be less than 100°C. Are such differences enough to fracture seemingly hard solid rocks in a dry environment? Probably not, but we still don't know the composition of those rocks and their physical properties. Maybe there are other parameters that need to be considered for their fracturing, besides generic 'thermal stress', which means that a story/theory needs to be developed to explain what happened and what we see today.

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@65dBnoise yes, not so extreme diffs, but 3 billion+ years is a loooong time. Take that rock for example (assuming it's of volcanic origin if the color scale says anything): I can still imagine it having been transported long distances in large floods (rounded sides at the bottom) and having spent some Myrs under water with corresponding alteration. Its final location & aspect can be a combination of erosion and dislodgment.

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